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"Belle, your answer to answers question is nonresponsive. Answered like a politician. There is no reasonable basis to suggest atheism holds answers. If you are aware of the basis please tell me. Atheism ought to be like god. Nonexistent. But religion…"

"Am holding my reply in abeyance..after these revelations my claim is without a cha.ance.
Did you say proctologist, bonobo and monkey?
Do you have your senses? Are you a junkey?
This aint legal or status quo. But I'll burn that retainer just so.…"

"Hey i know you are loaded and your minimum retainer is 5k with an hourly of 500 but i still hope you are taking this one pro bono cuz that bottlenose will not pay a dime. And hey we both know how it goes...the value of services rendered is…"

"I said improbable and i stand by that.
Perhaps i am obtuse but i fail to appreciate anything abstruse or recondite. An ambiguity created by your lack of specificity? Yup.
Your remedy for the misconduct of the bottlenose is exteme. We…"

"Transubstantiation in the Catholic comic book is literal. So no, it is not possible unless it is considered a god that is being consumed. And a god is probably not made of meat. Then again i have read both things as to jesus...god and not-god so…"

"She was negligent in failing to get close enough to the books. The claim of negligence is based upon their condition. Based upon that condition it is more likely she will be unable to discern a nonbook when she is too far away.…"

"Hitler went beyond making people happy. He had crowds in rapt attention practically ejaculating in their pants. He created an entire culture behind his personality while creating terror. His philosophy may have been sustainable had the allies…"

"I essentially agree with you. Am not sure we are close to having pinpointed the causes of indoctrination. What is clear to me is that theists will usually be incapable of applying whatever acumen they have to topic of religion. And perhaps it is…"

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Time of reckoning. Aliens have arrived. Superior beings are in charge. So much so that the cosmos is understood. All adults are compelled to take a stand as to whether god(s) exist(ed). Answer incorrectly and you are dispatched with extreme prejudice.

Are you tied in knots and filled with fear? Or do you walk into the moment of truth confessional with aplomb?

Is the typical atheist as certain/carefree in giving her answer as the orthodox theist?

When i first read Darrel Ray's God Virus I was confused as to whether he was positing a real phenomenon or was drawing an analogy. And when i hear or read others expand on or elaborate about some meme or other i am similarly unsure as to what is meant.

So for anybody who is a proponent of memes are you making a metaphor or do you mean that there is some observable and measurable phenomenon. Is there a change at the molecular level once a person has…